crazyrichard

thnx dave !! just started to make a rollbar .. i did make a brace going backwards .. tbh i hated the look of that so just a hoop ... and i didnt likeit high so i made it as low so the drivers head is still protected-ish

made the sideposts from aluminium .. all the edges filed round .. after the close up the where smoothened more and mildly polished

i would just go for a darker colored floor .. like paint it grey and use some washes with a cloth ... when everything is in you could weather some earea's where they have walked alot , like around the machines and from the door to > ?? .. real tyremarks like that .. i would not do them .. its like you could do it but more like > where the cars drive in to where they usually sit .. like to a lift or earea where they sit .. but then more like the floor is a tad (tiny bit) wrk from all those years of driving over the floor .. and then not even like distinguished straight lines .. more like just visible .. like ghost fames are .. and maybe some spots less then others ... tyremarks like you have now are more from skidding or when they would turn with some speed ... wich in the small space would not happen imo again the idea is cool just doesnt work that well in a garage all ment well

sorry for the late reaction ..... all scratchbuild .. only thing in this dio thats not is the welder thats fujimi .. got that from a guy .. the rest all scrachbuild

now it gets interesting !! love the machines and engine blocks ... awsome !! one idea > when you print a control panel and stick it on .. after that if you would glue like sticking out buttons and lights and switchess .. on the printed switches ..paint then .. you really get the 3-d effect and makes it even more realistic .... the floor ..cool idea with the tyremarks .. not sure yet how it looks when everything is in ....for me atm it looks kind of "busy" cant remember ever seeing so much tyremarks on a shop floor > not ment bady .. i just hope it doesnt take away to much attention from the awsome machines and all keep it going !! love it

very nice and clean !

nice !

very nice and very clean work .. nice year indeed!

thats great !!

thnx and yes going towards the end .. but i dont want to rush it .. all is still loose and not fixed together .. wanted to make a windshiel since i didnt have the frame in my kit .. that was the biggest thing .. but there are some small things left .. make axle pins for the wheels .. and paint the inside of the body and the inside of the front vent .. and the oil cooler ... then mount the radiator .. oh and i still have the exhausts ,, being a revell kit one side almost toutches the header and the other side is miles off .. so i want to bend like a sleeve in the 4 pipes together shape that slides on the end of the header and the pipe slides in from the outside .. this kit def. makes you dryfit so many times due to fitment issues and when you change a lot like going lower ...pfftt lol .. but tbh i like that ..whe it all go's together perfect and no changes just paint and fit together thats not my thing oh forgot i want to try and makea heatshield with holes from superthin brass plate .. bend in a round shape ..

well started all over and went more for the stock look ... also the paint just didnt work out ... the whole windscreen and glass just was not clean enough .. now this is more stock hight window .. will get side posts that attach to the body more like the original way .. after a few more steps > gluing it all together , polished it , clear coated the whole window so glass and the brass , both front and back cobra decal in the corner to hide a small superglue stain that could not be polished out (polishing this is hard to begin with because its softer acrylic that cant break or splinter)

awsome !

cool did not exect that when i clicked this topic

thnx tim ! well just masked the glass and sprayed it black . i thought after thats dry clear coat everything , including the glass for some extra gloss .. looked good but on the top edge i saw a small bit of brass shining through .. graabbed my can and sprayed ..and it was the grey color of the body .. by accident so now its grey .... i think i will leave it like that .. maybe a black frame would be nice and balances the rest like the wheel and hood .. but a grey gloss frame hmm might not look that bad ?

thnx bill !

thnx ville well the windshield saga >>>> long story but i chopped the original windshield .. i did not have the molding around the glass .. got this kit from a guy and didnt have the molding ... after thinking long and hard how to fix the glass to the body , you have to have something to glue on and a glass edge is to small and that looks silly ..... i made a alunimium strip with a radius both vertical and horizontal ... vertical to follow the bodys curves and vertical to follow the shape of the "glass".. now after a while i screwed it up .. and lost the original windshield .... i have clear sheet stuff that can be heatformed etc .. that is great stuff you caan even cut it with scissors and it wont splinter .. you can bend it and you cant break it .. even not when folded over and pressed on .. its flexible clear glass .. got that @ a modelstore some day .. well made a new piece of glas and gave it a curve by bending ..then altered the alu strip to match the body and glass curves and got it right this time ..managed to glue the glass on the alu strip without glue on the glass ... made the edge of the glas black with a marker and added a brass round strip ti hide the edge where the glass is glued on the alu then got this you see some alu under the brass here is a shot of the alu strip that acts as a glue surface to glue the windshield to the body , also shows the cusrver both horizontal and vertical .. again that strip cost a lot of effort on the cobra body .. now this was my initial idea a strip under and just glass with black edges but then tried the brass wire and bend it around as a molding and that looked way more convincing .. much more like a windshield close up one small glue thingy on the black edge .. repainted that .. but this is a close up and on the car and with the steering wheel behind the glass you hardly notice it now its hard to decide what to do wit the brass .. i kind of liked the look like this but maybe not so realistic ?? brass molding ?? wont be silver or chrome dont fit with the colorsceme .. already tried something like that ....

harry > whow > hero ...lol > looks uber stunning like always !!

that original > whouw !!!!!!!!!! and awsome start on the build .. cant waight to see more

nice color !!

whell you got my attention i love steampunk stuff... Maybe a cool idea >?> make a steering rod that ataches to the outside of the cab and make like gears to make the rod turn ....??

nice ! and ps never talk less about your own builds .. you just do your best and your fine right !

thnx ray !!

thnx guys ! finally got the hood done , 90% happy ... dryfit off all and some wood pins to center the wheels .. to show the hight / stance ... made a new steering wheel the wood didnt fit anymore with the bodycoor and the rims , gear knob is silver now

thnx andy !!

cooool !!!